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Old 05-01-13, 03:48 PM
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smog STAR

RX7's are pretty much doomed in CA. This nearly inevitable.
ALERT: California Smog K-Car Death Warrant - http:www.chryserkcar.com
Old 05-01-13, 05:33 PM
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Hmm. Maybe that'll be my excuse for a ls3.
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thank god i didnt have to smog my car this year. i can proudly pollute safely for another year...
Old 05-02-13, 12:27 PM
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if the rolling 25 yr smog exemption rule was still in place, my GSL-SE would finally qualify now!
Old 05-02-13, 07:17 PM
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Glad I have SRT-4; smog legal and still faster than a speeding RX-7 lol
Old 05-02-13, 09:57 PM
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i see flaws in this logic so if say 2 old cars pass by at the same time which one do they pull over? and if they just popped every honda that was in anyway modded they wouldnt need to be at this point
Old 05-05-13, 07:16 AM
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my mechanic has been able to get quite a few cars to pass LEGALLY// as long as all your smog crap is there he can get the numbers low enough to pass
Old 05-05-13, 10:54 AM
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I had to go to a star facility this year and I still passed and my car had been sitting for about a year. Two years ago I had a lot of work done on the car so that it would pass smog. The only thing that really screws us and i found this out from the smog guy is that California passed a law that made it 30% harder for vehicles 1995 and older to pass. So the last time i smogged i had a lot of leadway but this time I was close again. But hey I got two years to figure out how I will pass smog.
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Originally Posted by LOONEYTUNErS
Glad I have SRT-4; smog legal and still faster than a speeding RX-7 lol
Yeah, neons are awesome.
Old 05-06-13, 04:43 PM
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You got two years? My reg sheet says I have to get it for next year as well. I guess I'm one of the unlucky ones!
Old 05-07-13, 02:56 AM
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fc passed with just the main cat and almost as clean as my friends 2000 v6 mustang hahahaha and im marked federal
Old 05-07-13, 03:09 AM
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Cool RicerJ! I a still putting my smog off.
Old 05-16-13, 11:14 PM
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my FD passed smog this year. but its completely stock
Old 05-29-13, 03:19 PM
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Well, Looks like I am screwed. I got another FC about 2months ago, and during the rebuild, the guys at the shop saw that all the emissions stuff has block off plates. And I still went with a street port too. Well GG for me.
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My 03 Z passed "Star" inspection without issue. But then, it's bone stock even if it's got 130k miles on it.
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Keeping my FL plates no smog for me!!
Old 05-30-13, 03:21 AM
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you may have to give those up eventually unless you just move to one of the no smog counties in cali
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In the navy out here... car only gets driven once every couple weeks... when the engine isn't blown

Florida let me change my address to my house out here so I can renew it too
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ok yea didnt know you were military so yea you guys get special ****
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Originally Posted by LOONEYTUNErS
Glad I have SRT-4; smog legal and still faster than a speeding RX-7 lol
^^STR-4 guys are hillarious! I swear they all have something to prove to the world because they drive a hopped-up grocery getter. But in reality they are all just trying to prove it to themselves because really, no one gives a **** about a neon.

Seriously just checkout how many remarks in one post are about how 'fast'

Originally Posted by LOONEYTUNErS Signature
SRT-4 = LS1 and rotary killer
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A few cars in front of your slow *** RX-7

issues? I think so lol....
Old 05-31-13, 11:40 AM
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This has already been discussed.

The actual smog laws have not changed.

The Star Station thing is on the business end of the deal. Consumers are not affected by these changes. The reason why cars still pass at Star Stations is because NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
Old 05-31-13, 08:24 PM
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all the gold shield stations are now pretty much star stations thats all the basic consumer needs to know im not gonna quote of by laws and reasons to people that wont know what im talking about
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My FD passed smog this year... It is completely stock Mr. Officer ;^)
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I rolled by a Star Shield station to inquire about the price.

$51 bucks for my Accord. Don't know why he asked year and make of the vehicle though...
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because obd1 vs obd2 could play a factor in price as retarded as it sounds


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